More Than 30 Trump Aides Lose Top Secret Clearance, Sources Say

[Julian Englis]

Source: Bloomberg

More than 30 aides to President Donald Trump have been stripped of access to top secret intelligence, two people familiar with the move said.

The officials have been notified that they will be downgraded to lower-level “secret” interim security clearances, said the two people. None of the officials has been asked to leave the administration and their portfolios on top secret matters will be distributed to other staff members, they said.

Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, is among those officials whose security clearance has been downgraded as a result of the new policy on interim clearances set by White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, said another person familiar with the material. The change means that Kushner lost access to some files, including those containing intelligence on foreign leaders and diplomats that can be used to gain an advantage in negotiations, according to a second person, who is familiar with the clearance process.

All of the officials whose clearances were downgraded held the top secret designation on an interim basis. Kelly set a new policy that took effect last week that permits interim clearances only at the secret level and not permitting temporary clearances at higher levels.

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-28/more-than-30-white-house-aides-said-to-lose-top-secret-clearance

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The Executive Branch is collapsing before our eyes. Putin’s laughing so hard that eventually even some conservatives may here it.

[yurbud]

1. When will they revoke Trump's clearance?

[Julian Englis]

2. Hopefully, before he tries to flee to Moscow.

[iluvtennis]

4. Trump gets a Top Secret by default as President. We should change the process to make ppl running

as presidential candidates got through a vetting process for a TS clearance. If they don't pass they don't qualify for the nomination.

Trump is a corrupt, dirty dealing "business man" with multiple bankruptcies and no way would a TS clearance have ever been approved for him.

[meow2u3]

7. That would require a constitutional amendment

I'm not sure repukes would want to change that, given the traitor they follow like sheep.

[lagomorph777]

9. You could legislate that all candidates are required to go through the process.

The results are made public, and then the public can decide whether to elect a proven Russian spy or not.

[iluvtennis]

12. +++ Agree

[Sophia4]

3. I will bet that the scandal behind this is worse than meets the eye.

[lagomorph777]

10. To the eye, it looks like everybody in the White House is a Russian plant.

Could it be worse than that?

[Egnever]

11. While that made me chuckle

it is probably because it feels so close to the mark.

[yurbud]

13. more likely a couple of countries have hooks in them through their shady businesses.

[lagomorph777]

15. Good point, especially after the word about Jared (Mexico, Israel, China and United Arab Emirates)

https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/27/politics/jared-kushner-manipulation-mexico-israel-china-uae/index.html

[Canoe52]

5. So unfair, he hires the best people you know...

[truthisfreedom]

6. So much winning it hurts.

[yurbud]

14. our asses (until he's gone)

[lagomorph777]

8. A SECRET clearance and $4.00 will buy you a cup of covfefe.

The question is: Will they actually be marched out, or at least blocked from access? I doubt it.